When I reincarnated as Dugu Yan

Reincarnating as Dugu Yan in Douluo Dalu isn't as easy like most people think despite having a sure fire way to access yin-yang eye of ice and fire even more so when I awakened my memories the day my father Dugu Xin died if there is any saving it is that I haven't attached any spirit ring yet so my martial soul development hasn't started

Fortunately my change in behavior isn't that strange considering what happened and my decision not add poisonous soul rings at least before level 70 can be seen as trauma even though my martial soul has poison attributes not to mention I'm poisoned so I don't want to risk complications that may happen although it is not explicitly mentioned soul rings affect the martial soul and help its development which is why it is common sense plant type soul master's shouldn't absorb beast type soul rings and vice versa

If this is not the case then why should blue lightning tyrant dragon sect absorb dragon type soul plus there is also the unrivaled dragon serpent who have a martial soul fusion consisting of snake staff and dragon staff which proves dragon and snakes are related 

Which gives me an idea to evolve my martial soul through soul rings which while feasible in theory would be hard not to mention requires a lot of knowledge to carefully configure my soul rings without a doubt the 7th ring is the best chance to transform my martial soul after all innate and and acquired are still different not mention poison and snake is an important part of the origin of my martial soul so compatibility is of the utmost importance not to mention the stability it will provide to my bloodline and sublimination of my martial soul through optimization and development changing it is as hard as ascending to heaven given the name of the soul skill it provides and importance of selection if very significant

I want my descendants to inherit my martial soul after all without its defects as the second generation after all a soul master's cultivation on the surface is about cultivating soul power but its essence is developing the martial soul which is the origin although my grandfather successfully evolved his martial soul it isn't perfect enough sure it has stability as it can be passed down but like Ma Hongjun in the future it didn't solve the fundamental issues with the martial soul as seen with Ma Xiaotao so it can be concluded that developing attributes alone won't be enough but we must also consider bloodline.

I don't want to turn my poison into mixed poison which is problematic to solve as the fact it grows stronger with my cultivation is enough to be headache even when it is still pure snake venom so the current priority is strengthening my body along with my martial soul bloodline without making the poison in my body too complicated due to soul ring as the martial soul inherit traits from its source in addition to the soul skill 

So my first soul ring should ideally be a snake but not just any snake but also a non-venomous one not to mention it must have a strong bloodline related to dragons although my bloodline has enough connection to dragons but it isn't strong enough but just a trace so the first soul ring serves as a primer to so dragon bloodline should have something to lock into to prepare for fusion which is part of the reason I selected the 7th ring early as the first 7 rings lays the foundation and structure of the martial soul and when it can be considered complete any further are just for improvement on the original basis and more about the means as well as solidifying development and not fully simulate the growth of poison attribute except the 7th ring where a martial soul can be considered complete

I am actually quite lucky to have a titled douluo backer and someone to help me hunt soul rings so I can be picky not to mention we are each others last relative I won't abandon poison but it won't be my only means after all I have a poison attribute beast spirit which is quite rare unlike weapon spirits my body is in direct contact of poison during martial soul possession so I first needed to make up for flaws as my poison is strong enough and grows with me although not as fast without the help of spirit rings so I don't need to deliberately improve it which may lead to serious complications

My target for my first soul ring is golden python which is famous for its strength not that it is a rare non venomous snake with golden bloodline searching for it is quite the pain but it is worth it as the one I absorbed is a mutation of this species called golden star python which not only has golden bloodline but the rare star attribute obtaining the soul skill skill golden star body an increase all my physical attributes and mental defense by 100%

It not only laid a perfect foundation but also improve the physical bonus thanks to the golden bloodline during martial soul possession although my martial soul is a top level beast spirit its bonus on physique is not on par with other top beast martial soul as it isn't its focus and I gained a new attribute star which is helpful for improving mental strength and body due to the ability to absorb starlight 

Personally the only sure fire way I know to deal with the poison that comes with the martial soul that can be passed down is condensing a soul core similar to the poison pill used to control the disaster poison body in doupo which already has a prototype in the form of granpa's neidan which while easy to say but it actually pretty hard it is not without reason soul cores only become popular ten thousand years later

Fortunately there is a pretty good reason why mediation is the primary cultivation method as each martial soul provides the soul master a soul power circulation method which is relatively complete especially for top martial souls so it part of the reason why basic cultivation theories are rather lacking as there never been a need to actively research them given the the convenience the soul master system provides and how hard it is to create a universal cultivation technique as your martial soul provides them sure there is a huge gap in quality and comprehensiveness depending on the martial soul and there is only a need to further optimize it when you become titled douluo to make a soul master more compatible with soul power and drive the growth of the martial soul but this is based on the premise there is no serious defect in your martial soul that hinders it to reach certain ranks in cultivation like seven treasures pagoda as most flaws in martial souls are only flaws and without solution because of lack of understanding and knowledge like my martial soul jade phosphorous snake